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diff --git a/2023/talks/flat.md b/2023/talks/flat.md index f19bafec..bf579540 100644 --- a/2023/talks/flat.md +++ b/2023/talks/flat.md @@ -9,12 +9,57 @@ # A modern Emacs look-and-feel without pain Pedro A. Aranda (he) +[[!template id="help" +summary="main talk does not have captions" +tags="help_with_main_captions" +message="""This talk does not have captions yet. +Would you like to help [caption this talk](/captioning)? +You may be able to start with these [autogenerated captions](/2023/captions/emacsconf-2023-flat--a-modern-emacs-lookandfeel-without-pain--pedro-a-aranda--main.vtt)."""]] + [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/flat-before)" raw="yes"]] In my talk I will show how to enrich themes without having to write them from scratch, using the flat-button style. This gives you the possibility of creating a nice Emacs GUI with minimal extra ELISP. +About the speaker: + +Pedro A. Aranda is a 30+ year Emacs user, who started on an HP mainframe +and soon started using the DJGPP port of emacs on a 386 at home. Currently +lecturing at a university in Madrid, he uses emacs for most of his teaching +activities. + +# Discussion + +## Questions and answers + +- Q: Do you plan to upstream this style into core Emacs? + - A: It's in core emacs +- Q: How difficult is it to modify face styles like this internally? + - A: It's very simple, just set the :style of the :box face + attribute. +- Q: How much work was involved in implementing this style internally + in Emacs core? + - A: About a 20-line patch. +- Q: Could you please share the code for copy and paste? Thx! + - A: + - (defun flat-style(theme &rest args) + - (custom-set-faces + - `(mode-line + - ((t (:inherit mode-line + - :box (:line-width ,mode-line-height :style + flat-button)))) t) + - `(mode-line-inactive + - ((t (:inherit mode-line-inactive + - :box (:line-width ,mode-line-height :style + flat-button)))) t))) + - (advice-add 'load-theme :after #'flat-style) +- Q: Do you teach Emacs to any of your university students? + - A: No teaching, but a lot of introdcuing ;-) + +## Notes + +- It looks great, thanks for upstreaming it in GNU Emacs core as well! [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/flat-after)" raw="yes"]] |